But 22-year-old Brooke, who has played lesbian Sophie Webster in the soap since she was 11, insists nothing went on.

‘Josh [McEachran] was my first boyfriend and we both decided to call it a day,’ Brooke told The Sun On Sunday.

‘We are still friends but that’s basically it. Now I’m single again there’s lots of speculation about who I’m dating and what’s going on.’

Brooke plays lesbian Sophie Webster in Corrie (Picture: ITV)Addressing the Niall rumours, she added: ‘Niall has been my friend since he started on The X Factor but because I’m single and he said he fancies me it’s assumed we’ll get together.’

And while she admits to being a 1D fan, she says that’s as far as it’s ever gone: ‘I’ve been to One Direction concerts loads of times — with Josh, my cousins, my sister — because he’s a mate. But nothing has happened between us.’

However, it sounds like Brooke wouldn’t say no to a cheeky date with Niall as she also revealed she’d much rather date a mate than be set up with a mystery man.